The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Proberbs 3:13-18, “How blessed is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gains understanding.
14 For its profit is better than the profit of silver, and its gain than fine gold.
15 She is more precious than jewels; and nothing you desire compares with her.
16 Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
17 Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace.
18 She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, and happy are all who hold her fast.”

Only recently, I read where some archeologists found something much older and more precious that what they had hoped to find. On a somewhat lesser scale of importance, women have often gone shopping in search of a particular dress only to find one of much nicer quality and greater value than the one they had hoped to find. Many a student tethered to books in the college library has gone on to discover and develop things that proved to be of international value.

This is precisely what Solomon meant when he encouraged his readers to move from wisdom to understanding. The profit of a wise development is far greater than silver or fine gold. It is more precious than jewels, and everything with which you can compare it. In fact long life exceeds all riches and honor. (Remember that the right hand holds that which is more valuable; the left hand, that which is of lesser value.)

Beyond all possessions, wisdom’s ways are delightful to everyone and she walks always in the way of peace. Wisdom is also “a tree of life” to those who will grasp her. It is impossilbe to miss Solomon’s intention, when he mentioned The Tree of Life. He was thinking of that Tree in the Garden of Eden as he wrote. Have you taken hold of the Tree of Life? It references Jesus, who became the Supreme Sacrifice for the sins of all mankind. When we believe upon Him as our Savior and LORD, He becomes to us what that Tree of Life would have been to Adam and Eve. Had they partaken of that Tree’s fruit, they would have lived forever in a righteous state. Don’t fail to trust in Jesus! He is our Tree of Life and the guarantor of peace and happiness, now and throughout all Eternity.

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
Springdale, Arkansas 72764
United States of America

“We never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom